centipede
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The meaning (definition) of the word centipede
a long skinny bug with lots and lots of tiny legs
The word centipede used in a sentence
“The long centipede wiggled across the ground on its many tiny legs.”
The plural of the word centipede
centipedes
How the word centipede is said around the world
| French | mille-pattes |
| Spanish | ciempiés |
| Mandarin | 蜈 |
| Hindi | चालीसपद |
| Arabic | حريش |
| Russian | сороконожка |
| Portuguese (EU) | centopéia |
| Portuguese (BR) | centopéia |
| Japanese | ムカデ |
| German | Tausendfüßler |
| Urdu | سینٹی پیڈ |
| Punjabi | ਸੈਂਟੀਪੀਡ |
| Korean | 지네 |
| Hebrew | נָדָל |
| Greek | σαρανταποδαρούσα |
| Dutch | duizendpoot |
| Filipino | alupihan |
| Vietnamese | con rết |
| Turkish | kırkayak |
| Persian | هزارپا |
| Polish | skolopendra |
| Ukrainian | сороконіжка |
| Bengali | শতপদী |
| Swedish | tusenfoting |
| Italian | centopiedi |
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